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SPRINGCREEK TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION
AND
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION COLLECTIONS
INTRODUCTION
In July 2004, records of the Springcreek Township Board of Education, and Washington Township Board of Education were accessioned into the Flesh Public Library and Museum Archives. The Springcreek and Washington Township Boards of Education were formed in approximately 1830 to provide education for the children of the two townships. At this time and up until 1853, the schools in Piqua were included in the Washington Township Schools. A state law passed in 1849 allowed the creation of a Union School System with a high school. In 1853, Piqua voters approved the creation of a Union School System with its own board of education and a high school was constructed on College Street and opened in 1856. Students from Springcreek and Washington Townships came to Piqua High School after the eighth grade. This continued until 1968. In circa 1967, the state legislature passed a law requiring all school districts to have a high school. Since neither Springcreek nor Washington Townships had a high school, they were forced to consolidate into the Piqua City School District. This collection ends on June 30, 1968 when the Springcreek and Washington Township Boards of Education ceased to exist.
The collection is housed in three Gaylord 1215 boxes containing 32 files. These documents are a matter of public record and therefore, there are no restrictions on the use of the materials in this collection.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The Springcreek and Washington Township Board of Education Collections are divided into the following two series:
SERIES I – SPRINGCREEK TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION MINUTES AND FINANCIAL RECORDS, 1898-1968 – Box 1, Files 1-15
SERIES II – WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION MINUTES AND FINANCIAL RECORDS, 1838-1968 – Box 2, File 1 through Box 3, File 11
CONTAINER LIST
SERIES I – SPRINGCREEK TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION MINUTES AND FINANCIAL RECORDS, 1898-1968 BOX 1
BOX 1
File
1 Springcreek Township Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, 21 May 1898 – 4 September 1915.
2 Springcreek Township Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, 2 October 1915 – 9 July 1927.
3 Springcreek Township Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, 1 January 1934 – 28 January 1943.
4 Springcreek Township Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, 18 December 1950 – 16 June 1958.
5 Springcreek Township Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, 14 July 1958 – 16 October 1962.
6 Springcreek Township Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, 24 October 1962 – 30 June 1968 – final book. On July 1, 1968, Springcreek Township Schools merged into the Piqua City School District.
7 Springcreek Township Board of Education Record Book.
(1) Record of Bonds of Clerk and Treasurer
(2) Record of Oath of Office
The date range in this book is 1910-1967.
8 Springcreek Township Board of Education Financial Records, 1 September 1893 – 29 August 1903.
9 Springcreek Township Board of Education Financial Records, 1 September 1908-19 June 1915.
10 Springcreek Township Board of Education Financial Records – this book contains entries in a variety of accounts over dates ranging from 1926 – 1944.
11 State of Ohio Department of Public Welfare, Division of Commodity Distribution, notices 1959-1960 – for school lunch programs – found in the Springcreek Board of Education Minutes Book 1898-1915
12 Springcreek Board of Education – Financial resolutions to permit borrowing in anticipation of revenues, 1938-1941 - found in the Springcreek Board of Education Minutes Book 1898-1915
13 Educational Directory of Miami County, 1945-1946, 1948-1949, 1949-1950 - found in the Springcreek Board of Education Minutes
14 Springcreek Township – Distribution of state funds for schools for 3rd and 4th quarter 1938 – documents
15 Springcreek Township Rural School District Five Per Cent. School Bonds – issued March 1, 1920. There are two bonds: [1] a $2000 bond due March 1, 1939 and [2] a $1000 bond due September 1, 1940. Both bonds are bearer bonds with the interest paid by clipping coupons. There are six coupons included in this folder.
SERIES II – WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION MINUTES AND FINANCIAL RECORDS, 1838-1968
BOX 2
File
1 Washington Township Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, 14
December 1895 – 23 November 1929
2 Washington Township Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, 21 December 1929 – 24 December 1937
3 Washington Township Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, 3 January 1938 – 23 December 1946
4 Washington Township Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, 6 January 1947 – 23 December 1953
5 Washington Township Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, 1 January 1954 23 December 1959
6 Washington Township Board of Education Minutes and Proceedings, 4 January 1960 – 27 June 1968 – final book. On July 1, 1968, Washington Township Schools merged into the Piqua City School District.
BOX 3
File
1 Washington Township School Superintendent’s Records, 22 September 1838 – 14 April 1856 – NOTE: This book contain enumerations of white youth ages 4-21 years listed by the name of the parent or guardian for all of Washington Township [the number of children listed as “colored” with their parents or guardians were included in the enumeration by 1848]. These enumerations were done, initially, every two years and then every year after 1846. Thus, this book contains a list of every family with children who resided in Washington Township between the years 1838 and 1852 (the last enumeration listed).
2 Washington Township Board of Education Financial Records, 19 November 1842 – 17 April 1865
3 Washington Township Board of Education Financial Records, 1
September 1880 – 31 August 1903
4 Washington Township Board of Education Financial Records, 1 September 1908 – 10 August 1917. Note: this book is too big for the box and is stacked after Box 3.
5 Washington Township Board of Education Financial Records, 1 January 1943 – 31 December 1953
6 Washington Township PTA Minutes, 25 October 1935-April 1958
7 Washington Township PTA Financial Records, 12 November 1935 – 11 June 1955
8 Washington Township Rural School District four percent School Building Bond – bonds issued December 1, 1934 at a value of $750 each. These are bearer bonds with the interest paid in April and October by clipping the coupons attached to the bonds. The bonds were set to mature at different times – this collection contains 23 bonds beginning with a bond that matured October 1, 1944. The rest of the bonds in the collection matured on April 1, or October 1 of the succeeding years with the last bond in the collection maturing on October 1, 1955. Also included in the folder, as examples are seven coupons that were clipped in April and seven that were clipped in October.
9 Washington Township Rural School District one and one-half percent School Building Bond – bonds issued December 1, 1946 at a value of $1000 each. These are bearer bonds with the interest paid in April and October by clipping the coupons attached to the bonds. The bonds were set to mature at different times – this collection contains four bonds beginning with a bond that matured October 1, 1948. The rest of the bonds in the collection matured on October 1 of the succeeding years with the last bond in the collection maturing on October 1, 1951. Also included in the folder, as examples are eight coupons that were clipped in April and eight that were clipped in October.
10 Washington Township Rural School District one and three-fourths percent School Improvement Bond – bonds issued December 1, 1950 at a value of $1000 each. These are bearer bonds with the interest paid in May and November by clipping the coupons attached to the bonds. The bonds were set to mature at different times – this collection contains eight bonds beginning with a bond that matured November 1, 1952. The rest of the bonds in the collection matured on November 1 of the succeeding years with the last bond in the collection maturing on November 1, 1966. Also included, as examples are four coupons that were clipped in May and four that were clipped in November.
11 Washington Township Rural School District three and one-fourth percent School Improvement Bond – bonds issued January 1, 1965 at a value of $5000 each. These are bearer bonds with the interest paid in June and December by clipping the coupons attached to the bonds. The bonds were set to mature at different times – this collection contains 22 bonds beginning with a bond that matured December 1, 1966. The rest of the bonds in the collection matured on December 1 of the succeeding years with the last bond in the collection maturing on December 1, 1987. Also included, as examples are three coupons that were clipped in June.